Enterprise Data Strategy and Governance Audit Professional

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Position Overview:

If you are a confident, poised, self-motivated, analytical problem solver with strong communication skills and a passion for data, auditing and risk management, then this role is for you. Apply to join us on the Information Risk Management team in the Single-Family division Data & Decisions department! This Professional will be responsible for documenting risks and supporting control design and compliance monitoring. Key duties include control review and testing, establishing traceability matrices to standard requirements, metric design, operational reporting, and analytics.  Bring your curiosity to work and explore ways to test compliance to Single-Family data standards throughout our extensive business areas.  Apply now and learn why there’s #MoreAtFreddieMac!

Our Impact:

• Our team is responsible for compliance monitoring activities for Single-Family divisions to reduce risk and enhance our ability to derive value from our data.

• Our work enables communication between the business and our Division Risk Officers.

• Ensuring compliance with enterprise and divisional standards provides transparency on data usability for the business to determine what data meets their business needs and increases trust in the reliability and availability of data for business purposes.

• Provide information on data for the business to consume and improve their business.

Your Impact:

• Enhanced Decision-Making: Combining data analysis with risk management allows the analyst to provide insights that are not only data-driven but also consider potential risks. This leads to more informed and balanced decision-making processes.

• Proactive Risk Identification: A data analyst skilled in risk management can identify potential risks early by analyzing patterns and trends in the data. This proactive approach helps the business mitigate issues before they escalate.

• Optimized Resource Allocation: Understanding risk helps in prioritizing resources towards areas that either have the highest potential for return or the highest risk mitigation need, ensuring more efficient use of company resources.

• Cost Savings: By identifying risks that can lead to potential losses, the analyst can help the business avoid or minimize costs associated with these risks. This includes direct financial losses as well as costs related to regulatory fines or reputational damage.

• Regulatory Compliance: A data analyst with risk management skills can help ensure that the business remains compliant with relevant regulations by identifying compliance risks and suggesting appropriate controls.

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of experience in auditing, testing, reporting, and/or data governance related projects

• Working knowledge of COSO and NIST frameworks

• Ability to understand risks in a business process and create or execute controls to mitigate risk

• College degree or equivalent experience

• Ability to quickly learn new software applications and effectively collaborate with stakeholders to influence outcomes

• Ability to operate as a self-motivated, pro-active, and result-driven problem solver with excellent analytical and communication skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel functions, SQL, JSON/XML , Python

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Design tests as well as controls to manage risk under supervision.

• Maintain procedures and documentation to ensure audit trails.

• Proactive in nature with business and partner satisfaction as primary goal with strong presentation, writing and oral communications skills.

• Cultivate and manage relationships across multiple Single-Family departments, including Operations application or business process

• Interact and communicate effectively with key business and IT partners at all levels.

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

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Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Non-Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $84,000 - $126,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.